sorry its an elephant hawk moth caterpiller

[sparkymick]

been to check - its not eating yet. is it nocturnal ?

[Maydup]

Just leave it, it'll do its own thing quite naturally.

August is a good time to spot the fuchsia and olive-coloured elephant hawkmoth. Over the next few weeks you might notice this unusual caterpillar munching its way through the foliage in your garden, particularly if you have a fuchsia.

Here's a link for more info on this:

http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/Deilephila_elpenor

[sparkymick]

yes i will leave it but i want to watch it and learn a bit. wiki and a few other sites dont have the details of the full life cycle

[Maydup]

You might find this interesting.

http://www.wildaboutb...moth-catterpillar.htm

[sparkymick]

thank you